A brief overview of my renewable energy work
hydro energy • sun-tracking • energy sovereignty • wind energy
🌀 hydro energy
At Natel Energy, I built fish-safe water turbines to reduce the deadly impact of hydropower on ecosystems as a mechanical engineer and environmental researcher. I conducted and published a peer-reviewed study to test the turbine's impact on passing eels.
🌀 sun-tracking for solar panels
I built and upgraded a solar system for an off-the-grid community in North Carolina. I was particularly proud to engineer a sun-tracker (pan-tilt mechanism) for five solar panels with Odalys Benitez.
🌀 wind turbine siting & design
As part of the same community project, I conducted a wind turbine siting study and prototyped a vertical-axis wind turbine with Jasmine Kamdar.
🌀 energy sovereignty
As part of my Master's in Engineering, Sustainability, and Health, I explored the potential of a 50 kW turbine for energy sovereignty and ethical supply chain design with students from Olin College and CalPoly.